When the news of the signing of the Treaty of Trianon came back to Romania, people held huge victory parades for it.
In Iasi, 140,000 people held a parade, holding high the Romanian flag and Eder's portrait, cheering for their joy. In Constanta, more than 200,000 people gathered in the Government Square to cheer for the signing of the treaty.
.As for the capital Bucharest, the number of people gathered reached 310,000.
For this reason, the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs successively ordered police stations in various places to ensure the safety of the people without making any mistakes. So when the people cheered for this great news, almost all police officers from all over the country were dispatched to maintain order, even on a large scale.
The area was too big, so we asked for help from the garrison.
So while the people are spreading the enthusiastic festive atmosphere, the police are protecting their safety.
It was not enough for the people to cheer for the good news of gaining a new territory that far exceeded its own. The government also organized many activities for this purpose. For example, it replaced the new map as soon as possible and also issued stamps with the new map. This was also sought after by the people. On that day
He bought all the 20 million new stamps issued.
In addition, the Romanian government also convened many gatherings of business people and invited them to invest in the new territory. It also promised preferential conditions of tax exemption for three years and half tax for five years.
At the same time, many assets collected from the Hungarians were sold to them at low prices. Of course, these assets had already been selected, and the first to profit were of course the Romanian upper class. Despite this, these assets were still favored by the businessmen present.
The prices of many high-quality assets can basically reach eight levels of market value.
Of course, in addition to providing benefits to the middle and upper classes, the government has also not forgotten to let the lower class people taste the fruits of victory. Next, for the lower class people, the land obtained from the Hungarians will also be sold to them. These lands of different sizes will be
It is divided into about two hectares and will be sold to the public at an extremely cheap price. Moreover, each household can only purchase one piece, and purchase of more is prohibited.
In addition to benefiting the people, this decision is also part of Eder's behind-the-scenes push for agricultural reform. It will speed up the outflow of rural people and force landowners to use more agricultural machinery. Let Romania complete mechanized farming as soon as possible to ensure the future.
Romania has laid a solid foundation for its great industrial development.
The scene of national celebration cannot last long. After all, everyone has to live, so the noisy scene gradually calmed down after ten days. However, with the results of the victory, Romanian democracy has a tendency to spread. In terms of public opinion guidance, the media
Gradually, the idea of placing Romania on an equal footing with Britain, France, and Italy emerged. Although the writing was relatively euphemistic, its content was unquestionable.
These media claimed that Romania has its own core interests in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, and other countries must take Romania's feelings into consideration when exerting influence on the region. After these articles were published, they were sold out by the public in the country. One of the articles
It caused an uproar and compared Romania with other great powers in many aspects, including territory, population, economy, military and politics.
In terms of territory, Romania has surpassed Italy (meaning 00,000 square kilometers, Romania has 10,000 square kilometers, not counting Galicia and western Ukraine where it is stationed). In terms of population, the gap is not big (
Italy has 8 million people (not counting the population of regions that have not been recognized before, and Romania has 8 million people). The economic gap is also small. As for the military, the navy is completely incomparable, and the army is not comparable in terms of funding and
Italy's results were far inferior.
In terms of vital interests, there are no conflicts that can cause major conflicts with Britain and France, which are currently in charge of the European continent. Moreover, there are no neighboring countries around Romania that can pose a threat to it (Ukraine is still alive and has not been invaded).
The annexation of Soviet Russia). Therefore, at the end of the article, it is concluded that Romania can definitely grow into a new big country in Europe. This article analyzing Romania from all aspects aroused discussions among all walks of life in the country as soon as it was published.
Some people deeply agree with this. Others sneer at it and think it is just a sensational article.
Those who agree cite the data in the article and believe that as long as Romania digests the new territories, it will definitely surpass Italy, which is currently the last among the major powers, in terms of national strength. And their biggest evidence is the economic growth brought about by Romania's industrialization since 1905.
High growth. This period of rapid growth is called Romania's golden age. And after annexing huge new territories, Romania's economic growth will surely usher in a new growth point.
The main point that I don’t agree with the article is that Romania’s current pillar industries are mainly automobile manufacturing, petrochemicals, agriculture and related food processing industries. In the past, these industries mainly took advantage of technology and large-scale factories.
and the monopoly operations caused by the war.
At present, in the automobile manufacturing industry, Britain and France, stimulated by the war, have reached a scale comparable to that of Romania. The petrochemical industry and the food processing industry will also face competition after the war. The opportunity to make a fortune by using the war has already disappeared.
There is no coming back, and it is also questionable whether the industry currently supporting Romania can compete with other countries.
The newly occupied territory far exceeds the country's original area, and its ethnic diversity will also test the government's ability to work. If it is not good, it may cause instability in the region. Especially Hungary, which currently occupies the second largest ethnic group in Romania.
People are far more likely to cause unrest than other ethnic groups. These are all likely to drag down the current good economic growth.
The two views are being debated in the country, and no one is convinced at present. This also represents the differences in the domestic people's understanding of themselves after Romania has achieved enviable results. Optimists support this article, while pessimists
They hold an opposing attitude. The support rates of the two parties are basically evenly matched, so no one in the country can convince the other.
What’s more interesting is that this article has also been reprinted by other countries, among which Britain and France did not cause much domestic disturbance. The mainstream view is that this is a small country that has been dazzled by the huge achievements. The current status of the two countries
However, after hundreds of years of hard work to achieve a status, a Balkan country can dare to compare itself to a big country in just a few years of development.
However, this article caused a huge sensation in Italy. The domestic people believed it deeply. Many people believed that the government's inaction should be responsible for the status of a major country that was about to be replaced. This also triggered public protests. In
In many protest rallies, organizers quoted this article. According to them, it was the government's incompetence that caused Italy to be replaced by Romania. For this reason, the Italian government even sent a protest to Romania through diplomatic channels.
The two countries, which have a good relationship because of their similar culture and language, have had some troubles.
Edel also read this diplomatic note, and he only smiled at it. He also knew about the author of this article. He was a university professor, and he only wrote this article out of interest. He was very surprised that someone like this could do so.
It caused a huge impact, which I never expected.
Eder did not interfere in the current debate. In his view, this debate came at the right time, allowing the public to have a deeper understanding of Romania's current strength. Whether it will improve the country's cohesion or deter new territories,
People of other ethnic groups have huge benefits. Many times, conflicts are caused by the inability to recognize the strength of the opponent. It is also good that this discussion at least allows many people to recognize Romania. (To be continued)
